1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
UK > England
The median 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer daily rate in England is £223, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 504 | 508 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +54 | +165 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 12 | 25 | 44 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.043% | 0.075% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.048% | 0.081% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £139 | £125 | £138 |
| 25th Percentile | £156 | £149 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £223 | £180 | £188 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.61% | -4.00% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £313 | £204 | £213 |
| 90th Percentile | £321 | £270 | £241 |
| UK median daily rate | £223 | £180 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.61% | -4.00% | +7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.54 | - | £16.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.59 | - | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.69 | - | £21.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £18.78 | - | £21.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.83 | - | £24.20 |
| UK median hourly rate | £18.69 | - | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +21.74% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 25,261 | 30,872 | 41,287 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.53% | 92.96% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16,305 | 20,072 | 29,090 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -1.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,365 | 1,728 | 1,321 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.67 | £14.16 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.48 | £20.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £66.33 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.35 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.55% | +64.89% |
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in England.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in England.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 22 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +11 | 4 | £245 | +27.27% | 2 |
| Midlands | -6 | 3 | £275 | +74.60% | |
| West Midlands | -8 | 3 | £275 | +74.60% | |
| South East | +10 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | -18 | 2 | £155 | +4.03% | 1 |
| South West | +24 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | -9 | 1 | £155 | +4.03% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
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1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: